'Divergent' debuts as US box office champ

2014/03/24 23:16:03 @Entertainment News Headlines — Yahoo! News

Teen adventure & quot;Divergent & quot; emerged as the North American box office ch ampion at the weekend, leaving also just-released & quot;Muppets Most Wanted & quot; trailing in a distant second place, industry figures showed Monday. But its director Neil Burger and star actress Shailene Woodley will be relieved with a relatively strong debut return on the movie & #039;s estimated $85 million budget. & quot;Divergent, & quot; a sequel to which is already in the works, easily beat & quot;Muppets Most Wanted, & quot; which earned $17 million in its first weekend. The box office debut for Kermit and Co & #039;s latest outing compared to $29 million earned by 2011 & #039;s & quot;The Muppets & quot; on its first weekend.
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